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| Date: | Monday 2 August 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Lightning F53 |
| Owner/operator: | Kuwait Air Force |
| Registration: | 53-419 |
| MSN: | 95312 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rezayat -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Al Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait |
53-419; G27-87; C/N 95312 G-AXFW ff P. Ginger 20-5-69 Samlesbury. To Jeddah, 26-8-69, pilot Flt Lt Fawcett, with 53-697. Coded 'M'. Destroyed 2-8-71 at Rezayat, in take-off accident. Lt Nasser unhurt. Total hours flown 84h 15m.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316050009/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf53.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001431/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Kuwait.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 18:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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